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Clay Holmes Is A Brand New Pitcher With The Yankees

By Andres Chavez July 8, 2022 @andres_chavez13

Clay Holmes #35 of the New York Yankees pitches in the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on June 22, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.
(Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

 

The career transformation that relief pitcher Clay Holmes has endured ever since he landed on the New York Yankees has been amazing.

With the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was a mediocre pitcher with bad control and iffy command, often running ERAs over five.

But the Yankees saw potential in him and took a chance.

Roughly a year after he landed in the Bronx, we can firmly say that the Yankees created a monster.

“Clay Holmes, 5.57 ERA in 3+ seasons with the Pirates. 0.95 ERA in 1+ season with the Yankees,” High Heat Stats tweeted.

Clay Holmes

5.57 ERA in 3+ seasons with the Pirates

0.95 ERA in 1+ season with the Yankees

🤷‍♂️

— High Heat Stats (@HighHeatStats) July 8, 2022

Director of pitching Sam Briend and pitching coach Matt Blake have changed the Yankees for the best.

They brought in incredible pitching knowledge, and the Yankees gave them the resources they wanted and needed to overhaul the organizational pitching.

It has paid off, and Holmes is one of the best examples.

 

Throwing Strikes Was The Key

They worked with him and ditched his curveball: now, he throws his sinker 81.5 percent of the time, and the rest are mostly sliders.

They improved the movement profile of his sinker and slider, and they encouraged him to attack the zone.

With the Pirates, Holmes nibbled too much and it resulted in many walks.

Walks, as you know, are not good for pitchers.

The Yankees, however, understood that pinpoint location wasn’t as important for a reliever as it is for a starter, and encouraged Holmes to throw his wicked sinker and slider in the zone and let their natural movement take care of the rest.

It worked.

Now, Holmes is in the discussion for being the best reliever in baseball, which is no small feat.

He is now the Yankees’ closer, and he likely won’t surrender his role anytime soon.

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About Andres Chavez

Sportswriter, fantasy sports enthusiast. Covering MLB, NBA, and NFL from every possible angle.

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